Introduction to Supply Chain Management By Dr Hajar Fatorachian Outline of lecture Definition of supply chain management Different approaches towards supply chain management Drivers of supply chain management Importance of supply chain management New trends in supply chain management Supply chain All activities concerned with receiving customer requests and meeting their demands as well as developing new products‚ operations‚ marketing‚ distribution‚ finance‚ and customer service
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CHALLENGES OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Introduction Rapid growth of globalisation has enabled the developed countries to gather the motivation for making investment in developing countries. The developed countries nowadays are investing in different sectors of developing countries. Acknowledging the increasing rate of investment of the developed‚ the entrepreneurs of the developing countries are setting up the necessary infrastructure and facilities to produce low-cost goods for retail
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number of E-procurement tools that could be distinguished in the marketplace (de Boer et al.‚ 2001). Some of them are already well developed and highly accepted in the marketplace; nonetheless‚ there are numerous E-procurement tools that are immature and require further development (Wang‚ 2006). For the purpose for this paper‚ we aim to focus on the E-procurement tools that are widely accepted in the government and private sectors. The four most common E-procurement tools being used consist of E-Sourcing
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Supply Chain Management - Nike & Adidas 1. INTRODUCTION Supply management is a complex function that’s critical to business success‚ responsible for delivering efficient costs‚ high quality‚ fast delivery and continuous innovation throughout companies’ entire supply chains. The strategic contribution of supply management is measured not only in savings made‚ but also in increased shareholder value (Niezen‚ Weller & Deringer‚ 2007). Nike and Adidas are two global companies try to improve their
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INDIRA INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT‚ PUNE [pic] A RESEARCH REPORT ON STYUDY OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN DAIRY INDUSTRY. FOR PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COURSE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-13 SUBMITTED TO: Dr.POORNIMA TAPAS. SUBMITTED BY: DIV.C‚ MBA I |Roll No. |Name. | |03 |Sucheta Bhadarge. | |04
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Test Questions Sessions 1-9 * What is a supply chain? The interconnected businesses that convert raw materials into consumer products via the transfer of materials‚ information and cash. * Draw a hypothetical milk supply chain * What is supply chain management? The management of upstream and downstream suppliers working together to create high value products for consumers as efficiently as possible to the benefit of the whole supply chain. It operates on three different levels‚ Strategic
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8510 Seminar in Global Supply Chain Management Dr. Moutaz Abou-Robieh Walden University June 30‚ 2013 Abstract This paper was done to cover the DDBA-8510-1 Seminar Global Supply Chain Management final seminar research paper. Supply chain management‚ is the active management of supply chain activities to maximize customer value and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. It represents a conscious effort by the supply chain firms to develop and run supply chains in the most effective
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Mark Cronin MBA 600 – Production & Operations Management Final Project Report - June 2‚ 2003 Supply-Chain Management Executive Summary – By adopting five new proposed initiatives‚ the L.L.Bean Factory Store Division can provide brand appropriate product to customers and it can also improve its in-stock position and inventory turns while reducing costs in the Supply-Chain and management of corporate inventory. If we leverage a Special Purchase strategy and negotiate
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Supply Chain Management and Fair Trade Executive Summary Resources are scarce and overstretched as a result of the fiercely competitive global environment which is as a result of globalisation‚ population increment and development of new technologies. On the basis of food food supply chain’s dependency on these scarce resources‚ sustainability of food has to be adopted through various approaches – the conventional approach (freetraide food supply chain) and the alternative approach (fairtrade
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Different modes of transportation: * Water * Railroad * Pipeline * Airline What is the best mode of transporation? (Consider the following): * Noise‚ congestion‚ global warming‚ up- and downstream‚ air pollution‚ accidents * Speed‚ flexibility‚ safety Example: Germany in the 50’s (making coal/steel)‚ what would be the best mode of transportation? * Railroads What is the idea behind “Truckload”? * You need to utilize the cargo of a truck‚ in simple words fill it
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